Receptacle-cover.



S. R. PORT. REGEPTAOLE GOVER. APPLICATION rum) JULY 12, 1913.

Patented Mar.'17,1914,

Witnesses Inventor I I Q F I I I I -Attorneys SAMUEL B. PORT, OF MARTINSVILLE, INDIANA.

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Specification of Letters-Patent. Patented Mar, 17, 1914.

Application filed July 12,1913. Serial No. 778,705.

To all whom it may concern:

. Be it known that I, SAMUEL R. Pour, a citizen of the United States, residing at Martinsville, in the county of Morgan and State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Receptacle-Cover, of which the following is a specification. I

Thls invention relates to improvements in receptacle covers and more particularly to a cover for ice; creamtubs and similar vessels.wh1ch contain ice or other ooollng menstruurm therein.

cover permanently secured to a receptacle and composed of material having a high thermal resistance to thereby prevent excessive heat losses due to convection and radiatlon.

A "further object is to provide an outer layer of'c'anvas with an outer depending rim doubled upon itself and to the lower edge of which is loosely secured a tying rope whereby'the edge of the rim ma be drawn tightly against the side walls 0 the receptacle to form an air tight juncture therewith and to secure to the canvas a layer of pitch 'or tar paper substantially air and water proof and to protect. the said paperlining by a coating of burlap. v

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood; that changes in the precise embodiment of; the invention herein disclosed, can be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawingsaccompanyinglthis specification and forming a part-t ereof, the

preferable form of my invention is illus trated, in which i, v Figure l-is a sectional view taken along the longitudinal axis of a receptacle with my improved cover positioned thereon. Fi 2 1s a side view in elevation of the receptao c with the cover thrown back. Fig. 3 is a View in perspective of the receptacle with my improved cover secured thereto and with a portion broken away to more clearly disclose the structural details of the latter. Fig. 4 is a view in perspective of the cover.

Referring to the drawings in which similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, 1 is an ice cream containing receptacle and as is the general construction of this class of articles, it is frusto-conical in general outline, the top base being the larger. The receptacle 1 is provided with the handle 2, the same being mentioned due to its coaction with the various other elements and provides additional means whereby the flexible cover hereinafter described 1s held in place. The flexible cover is provided with the top 3 circular in outline and conforming to the top of the receptacle 1. The top 3 includes the outer layer 4: preferably formed of canvasto the inner surface of which is secured the lining 5 preferably formed of tar or pitch paper and which thereby renders the entire cover water and air proof and also prevents any large amount of heat convection from taking place. As a further means for preventing the convection of heat through the cover and also to protect the tar or pitch paper lining 5, the burlap 6 is provided and is rigidly and permanently secured to thesaid paper lining.

The outer layer of canvas 4 is bent downwardly to form the depending rim 7, the canvas being bent upon its'elfat the lower extremity thereof as at 8 so that the rim 7 will be of double thickness throughout. The extreme end 9 of the canvas is'rigidly sewed or otherwise held to the burlap 6'. From the foregoing it will be apparent that the cover The rim 7 ofthe flexible cover is provi'ded with two eyelets or gromets through which flexible cover thereto at one portion there-' of. By permanently it is meant that the cover is .intended to remain secured to the side walls of the receptacle during the useful life thereof and not to be entirely removed after eachytrip of the receptacle as is now"'the practice. The eyelets 10 extend entirely through both layers of the rim of the cover so that the screws' 11 can pass therethrough for the engaging of the side Walls of the receptacle. Positioned in substantial diametricopposition to the eyelets 10 are the eyelets 12, two in number, and which extend through only the outer layer of the. canvas rim so that they communicate.

with the space between the layers of the said rim. Extending entirely around the cover and disposed between the layers of the rim 7 is a tying rope or cable 13, the ends of which pass through the eyelets 12 and are designed to\be knotted or tied together to thereby draw the rim tightly against the side walls of the receptacle 1. The free ends 15 of the rope or cable are then passed downwardly and engage the Kindle 2 for the retaining of what is termed the front portion of. the cover upon the receptacle. The rope or cable 13 is disposed adjacent the lower extremity of the rim 7 and may be held in such relation by a sewing of the layers of the rim or other suitable means However, it is to be noted that the rope 13 from above the receptacle opening about the is slidably disposed between the said layers so that the only stress exerted upon the.

securing means. The said securing means 7 prevents the cover from contacting with the ground and the accompanyingmnsanitary,

result. The outer layer of the cover being formed of canvas is especially adapted to withstand hard usage and the long life of the article is thereby insured. 'The'receptacle 1 being of substantially frusto-conical outline and the securing of the rope at some 1 distance from the upper edge thereof prevents the cover from riding 01f the receptacle, additional securing means being provided by the securing of the tying rope about the handle 2. The air-tight manner in which therim is secured to and held against the side walls of the receptacle prevents any outward circulation of cold air andthe inward circulation of warm air and the simplicity of construction renders the device susceptible of cheap manufacture, as will be appreciated.

--What I claim is 1. A receptacle cover comprising a top, said top including. an outer body member, a member secured thereto and having a high thermal resistance, a lining secured to said body member and protecting said heat resisting member, the body portion of said upon itself and formin a rim including a plurality of layers, sai rim provided with a reinforced opening extending entirely therethrough, said rim further provided with two reinforced openings extending through the outer layer of the rim, and a tying "rope slidably disposed between the rim layers and extending through the said last mentioned openings.

2. A receptacle cover -comprising7a top, said top includin an outerbody member, a

member secured t ereto and havin a high.

thermal resistance, a lining secure to said body member and protecting said heat resisting member, the body portion of said top bent downward at its outer edge, looped upon itself and forming a rim including a 1 top bent downward at its outer edge, looped i comprising a top, a lining secured thereto,

a member interposed between the lining and thetop andwhaving a high thermal resistance, the outer edge of said top bent downward and looped upon itself at its lower edge to form a rim including a plurality of layers, said rim provided with a reinforced opening extending therethrough,

means extending through said opening se curing the same to the said. receptacle, said rim provided at. diametrically opposed portions with two reinforced openings extending through the outer layer of said rim, a tying rope extendin through the last mentioned openings an slidably disposed between the rim layers, means for confining the said tying rope to the lower my own, I have hereto aflixed my signature extremity, of said nm, said receptacle proin'the presence of two witnesses. vided 'with an outstanding member, said tying rope engaging said outstanding mem- SAMUEL O 5 her and holding the receptacle cover in po Witnesses:

sition. WALTER R. ST. JOHN,

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as JONATHAN WILLIAMB, 

